Creating an Account & Signing In
Krataxis is a multi-user platform — every analyst works under their own operator account. Before we walk through the mechanics of signing up and signing in, it's worth understanding what that account actually is, because it's more than a set of credentials.
What your account governs
Your account does three jobs:
- It scopes what you can see. The battlespaces and investigations shared with you, plus everything you create yourself. Two analysts signed into the same deployment can be looking at completely different pictures.
- It scopes what you can do. Read-only accounts can view and analyse; write-enabled accounts can create and escalate. Some deployments add further roles and controls on top.
- It anchors the audit record. Every escalation, verdict, and edit is recorded against your identity. That accountability is what makes the resulting intelligence defensible — a conclusion is only as trustworthy as the trail behind it, and the trail starts with who did what.
A useful comparison: your account works like a signature on a legal document. Anyone can read the document, but the signature is what makes it attributable — and that attribution is precisely what gives it weight. Treat your credentials with the same care you'd treat your signature.
Requesting an operator account
Open /register. The sign-up panel asks for four things:
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Display name | Your callsign or full name. This is what other analysts see on shared work and in the collaboration feed. |
| Your work email. It's your login identifier and where password-reset links are sent. | |
| Password | At least 8 characters. Longer pass-phrases are stronger and easier to remember. |
| Confirm password | Repeat it exactly. |
Click Create account. On success you're signed in immediately and dropped into the workstation.
Self-registration may be gated. Some deployments disable open sign-up so accounts are provisioned by an administrator instead. If the registration page is unavailable or your request is refused, contact your platform administrator — they create the account and send you credentials.
Signing in
Open /login, enter your email and password, and submit.
- Keep me signed in — leave this checked on a trusted machine to stay authenticated across browser restarts. Leave it unchecked on shared or public machines so your session ends when the browser closes.
- Once authenticated, the platform root (
/) loads the live workstation. Signed-out visitors see the public site at the same address — the root knows who you are.
Recovering a lost password
- On the sign-in page, click Forgot password? (or open
/forgot-password). - Enter your account email. If it matches an account, a reset link is sent there.
- Open the link and set a new password (8 characters minimum).
- Return to
/loginand sign in with the new password.
The reset link is single-use and time-limited. If it has expired by the time you open it, just request a new one. For security, the page gives the same confirmation whether or not the email matched an account — so a link that never arrives usually means the address isn't registered.
Troubleshooting sign-in
| Symptom | Likely cause & fix |
|---|---|
| "Invalid credentials" | Email or password wrong. Check caps lock; reset the password if unsure. |
| Reset email never arrives | The address may not be registered, or mail is delayed or filtered — check spam, then contact your administrator. |
| Signed out unexpectedly | "Keep me signed in" was unchecked, or the session expired. Sign back in. |
| Registration page missing | Self-registration is gated on this deployment — request an account from your administrator. |
Signing out
Open the 👤 user menu at the top-right of the workstation and choose Sign out. On a shared machine, always sign out rather than just closing the tab — signing out ends the session cleanly on the server, rather than leaving it alive until it expires on its own.
Security good practice
- Use a unique, strong pass-phrase and a password manager.
- Sign out on shared machines; reserve "keep me signed in" for your own devices.
- If you suspect your credentials are exposed, change your password immediately from Your Profile & Preferences. Because every action is audited against you, protecting your account protects the integrity of the whole record — not just your own work.
Where to next
- New to the interface? Read A Tour of the Workstation next.
- Want to tune the platform to how you work? See Your Profile & Preferences.